Welcome to Tonti ...
Tonti is located in Marion County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tonti, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.
Tonti is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Tonti lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tonti: 618 & 730<3>
Communities near Tonti ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tonti.
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Centralia is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
- Sandoval
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandoval have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandoval
- Sandoval is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandoval <4>
- Wamac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Odin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Odin is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <4>
- Kinmundy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinmundy
- Kinmundy is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinmundy <4>
- Irvington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Irvington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
- Patoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Patoka is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patoka <4>
- Farina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
- Farina is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tonti. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tonti.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tonti. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tonti.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tonti. See our Newspapers Page for Tonti.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tonti ...
Looking for more information about Tonti? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tonti, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tonti.
Adding Tonti to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tonti in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tonti was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Tonti post office opened in 1866.
We also found Tonti on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tonti.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tonti. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tonti - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Tonti area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Tonti area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |